Now before I give you a report back on the Riesling at this amazing festival - I have to mention the food.
It was nothing short of amazing. 
PJ Vadas and his partner in crime, Vanessa, fed hundreds of guests with a wide selection of tapas style food bits and I’m telling you they almost stole the show [...]

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If you love riesling as much as I do (which I doubt) - then there is only one place you’ll be on the 20 + 21 February 2009.
The Under the Influence of Riesling Festival : Driven by Lexus
(there are three special events you can attend - so read about them all at the link above)
The festival is taking place in the halls of [...]

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Last Thursday I attended the Whisky Live Festival in Cape Town with a good friend BB from Compleat Golfer.
Our aim - taste single malt whisky that we wouldn’t ordinarily have the every day budget to buy.
There was one hitch though - the better the whisky, the more coupons you had to handover - but this problem was [...]

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The second night of WineX Cape Town was nothing short of fantastic - and how could it not be, there was a whole hall full of red wine.
Again, my sole aim was to indentify the standout wines of the show.
This time I had a tasting panel with me : my brothers Jamie and Craig and their friend JDog. The rule [...]

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WineX Cape town happened last night and I dedicated my entire evening tasting to white wines - a feat I somehow managed to pull off.
Tonight, like a spartan, I’m going back for the red wines.
I tasted some great wines last night and it is evident that South Africa’s white blends (from all regions) as well as the Sauvignon Blanc [...]

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